title: [Intractable pain of the bucco-pharyngeal region due to tics and "abnormal" habits].
abstract: The bucco-pharyngeal region is a predominant site for functional, non lesional pain syndromes associated with "abnormal" habits (often tics), which are themselves due to an anxiety related psychological disorders. These extremely common syndromes, often in the form of a self-perpetuating "vicious circle", include two types of pain: mucosal pain and fatigue myalgia. Psychotherapy is generally the appropriate treatment.
authors.affiliation: Service de stomatologie et Chirurgie Maxillo-faciale. Hôtel Dieu, Nantes.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gaillard
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gaillard
mesh_terms: D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D005156:Facial Neuralgia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D009497:Neurotic Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D013981:Tic Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014277:Trigeminal Neuralgia / Q000503:physiopathology
vernacular_title: Les douleurs obsédantes de la sphère bucco-pharyngée par tics et habitudes "anormales".